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target
/ˈtɑɹ.ɡɪt/
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What does target mean?
noun
- A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
- A goal or objective.
- An object of criticism or ridicule.
More meanings (19)
noun
- A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
- A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
- A bearing representing a buckler.
- The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
- The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
- A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
- the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
- The tenor of a metaphor.
- The codomain of a function; the object at which a morphism points.
- The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
- A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
- A system or platform for which software is developed.
- (obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
- (dated) A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
- (obsolete) A tassel or pendant.
- (obsolete) A shred; a tatter.
verb
- To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
- (figuratively) To aim for as an audience or demographic.
- To produce code suitable for.
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IPA pronunciation
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The arrow whistled through the air, and lighted within the inner ring of the target, but not exactly in the centre.
Cutter went out behind the hardware store, put up a target, practised for an hour or so, and then went home.
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The target offered by the shed is so extensive that it would be scarcely possible for a flying enemy to miss it.
For a young woman to think she is a target, denotes her reputation is in danger through the envy of friendly associates.
I was watching intently the target when I was startled by the cry of some one near me, "Look out! look out!"